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Jan 18

Black Lagoon

This was a very fun amoral little series. It was a bit different than I thought it would be. Actually it was exactly what I expected it to be, only more awesome. I remember getting a flyer for it at Tokyo’s yearly new anime fair. I shrugged and thought it was another “girls running around in skimpy clothes with guns for guys who like that sort of thing” story. A few years later a friend made me watch the first episode because it was “the best thing ever." I don’t know if I would call it the best thing ever (Monster already has that place in my heart) but it was certainly entertaining!

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Nov 02

Naruto Shippuden V 1 and 2

I respect the beginning arc of Shippuden immensely. I think it’s cool that they actually aged the characters and actually had them grow into their attitudes and abilities! It’s very rare that a shonen series does that. Most characters seem trapped in whatever age the story started them off in and keep them that way (and in that same mindset) for however many years the manga/anime runs. But the Naruto kids grow up fine! They learned from the past five seasons and it actively shows in their personalities. They come off as being real people, Sakura especially.

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